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title: 'Forward Deployed Engineer at Quindar'
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# Forward Deployed Engineer at Quindar

- **Company:** Quindar
- **Location:** Denver, CO
- **Compensation:** $155k–$175k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-24
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/quindar/9cb54039-35c6-4e07-ab0f-6784d0b83114/application

**Skills:** Python, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Docker, Kubernetes, AI tools (Cursor, Amp, ChatGPT), TypeScript, Java

> This role combines engineering and product management to deploy, troubleshoot, and improve satellite mission software in customer environments. The engineer acts as the voice of the customer, translating field insights into product roadmaps while leveraging AI tools to ship faster.

## Job description

## What You’ll Be Doing

Our customers run satellite missions on our software. Failure isn't an option. As a Forward Deployed Product Engineer, you make sure our software holds up at the edge, where it matters most. You'll also spot what's missing, what could be simpler, and what should exist but doesn't yet, then turn those observations into product direction. This is a product role as much as an engineering one. You'll work in the field, in ops centers, and alongside customers. You're a generalist who moves across the full stack, from infrastructure to frontend, and you use AI as leverage to ship faster. At Quindar, we believe the future belongs to engineers who use AI to move faster, build better, and shape the next generation of our products

## Key Responsibilities

- Configure and deploy our software in customer environments, ensuring reliability and performance across complex workflows.
- Troubleshoot issues across backend APIs, cloud infrastructure, databases, and the frontend.
- Travel to customer sites and embed with operations teams, building trusted technical relationships.
- Prototype products and iterate quickly with live customer data and direct feedback.
- Act as the voice of the customer in product discussions, translating field insights into roadmap priorities, solutions, and integrations.
- Partner with Product & Engineering to turn successful prototypes into production code.
- Develop playbooks for repeatable integrations and maintain clear documentation and training resources.

## Qualifications

- Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Aerospace, Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience:
- 3+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on customer-facing roles.
- Proven track record of building, deploying, or supporting production software in mission-critical environments.
- Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in Python; experience with TypeScript, Java, or similar is a plus.
- Experience building software with AI tools such as Cursor, Amp, ChatGPT
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), databases, and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Soft Skills:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong product sense: ability to question requirements, spot patterns, solve problems for the users.
- Bias toward action: comfortable shipping prototypes quickly and iterating.
- Adaptability and curiosity, thriving in ambiguous, fast-changing environments.
- Certifications:
- Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator) are a plus.
- Active US Security Clearance (TS/SCI) required

## ITAR REQUIREMENTS

- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR [here](https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/ddtc_public/ddtc_public?id=ddtc_kb_article_page&sys_id=24d528fddbfc930044f9ff621f961987).

## Why you'll love working at Quindar

- We work in a cutting edge industry and you will get the opportunity to be part of a small team with a large direct impact on the success of our customers’ space missions!
- We take work life balance very seriously. We require employees to take 15 days off but provide unlimited PTO and follow most US federal government holidays.
- Mental health is just as important as physical so we provide quarterly health & wellness benefits.
- Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family with 100% coverage for employees.
- We encourage employees to save for retirement and provide 4% 401(k) matching.
- Each year we have an annual company offsite. Previous locations include San Francisco, Palm Springs, Nashville, Denver, Santa Fe, New Orleans, San Diego, Bozeman, and New York City.
- Our culture and company is evolving. You will be key in creating the next major or minor version!

## About Quindar

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Quindar provides a cloud-native, automation-first mission management platform that enables satellite operators to monitor, control, and automate spacecraft operations at scale.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed stage)
- **Headquarters**: Arvada, Colorado, United States
- **Founded**: 2022
- **Founders**: Nate Hamet (CEO), Zach Meza (Head of Engineering & Co-Founder), Shaishav Parekh (Co-Founder), Sandilya Bhagavathula (Co-Founder), David Lawrence (Co-Founder & Head of Strategy)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Space Technology / Satellite Operations / Aerospace & Defense
- **Target customers**: Commercial satellite operators, government space agencies (e.g., NASA), defense organizations, and constellation operators (B2B, Enterprise, Government)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "Satellites are flying servers in space, we provide the ground software to keep them up and running." The company aims to democratize space by providing the IT infrastructure for satellite operations, allowing customers to focus on their mission.

## Products & Services
- **Quindar Mission Management Platform**: A cloud-hosted, one-stop-shop for spacecraft analysis, test, and operations. It provides a Common Operating Picture (COP) for multi-mission awareness, system-of-systems integration, and automation. Key features include:
    - **Automation-First Operations**: Allows a single engineer to operate hundreds of satellites.
    - **Common Operating Picture**: Unifies visibility and control across spacecraft, payloads, and ground systems.
    - **System-of-Systems Integration**: Integrates with existing satellite architectures (e.g., AWS, Atlas antennas, KSAT) without forcing replacement.
    - **Resiliency**: Adapts to disruptions across spacecraft, networks, and ground infrastructure.
    - **Open Architecture (MOSA)**: Built on modular, standards-based principles for vendor independence.
    - **Security**: Built on AWS GovCloud with FedRAMP and NIST security controls.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding of **$8.8M** across 6 rounds (Seed, Pre-Seed, Grants). Annual Revenue estimated at **$3.2M**.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**:
    - **Booz Allen Ventures** (strategic investment in July 2024)
    - **FUSE** (led the $6M Seed round in January 2024)
    - **KSAT** (Kongsberg Satellite Services) – partnership for antenna network integration
    - **Y Combinator** (Summer 2022 batch)
    - **Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)**
    - **Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade**
- **Growth Signals**:
    - **Headcount**: 45 employees (+68.8% YoY growth)
    - **LinkedIn Followers**: 4,517 (+57% YoY)
    - **Active Job Postings**: 30 (+650% YoY growth in postings)
    - **Recent News**: Booz Allen Ventures investment (2024), $6M Seed extension (2024), partnership with KSAT (2024)
    - **Talent Sources**: Strong hiring from Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Sierra Space, Capella Space, and Metrea Orbital Effects.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Founding Team Expertise**: Founded by six former OneWeb engineers who built the software platform operating the second-largest satellite constellation in orbit. They have deep, first-hand experience with the pain points of legacy ground systems.
- **Cloud-Native & Automation-First**: Unlike legacy COTS products built 20+ years ago, Quindar is a modern, web-native SaaS platform designed for scale (hundreds of satellites per operator).
- **Vendor Independence**: The platform integrates with existing hardware and software (antennas, satellites, ground systems) without requiring replacement, reducing customer lock-in and migration risk.
- **Government & Defense Trust**: Already trusted by government and defense organizations, with a focus on FedRAMP and NIST security controls, positioning it well for the growing defense space market.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling the Platform**: Continuing to build out automation and AI tools for spacecraft management (e.g., AI-driven anomaly detection).
- **Government & Defense Expansion**: Deepening relationships with US government and defense agencies, as evidenced by the Booz Allen investment and dedicated business development roles.
- **Partnership Ecosystem**: Expanding integrations with antenna networks (KSAT, Atlas) and cloud providers (AWS) to offer a more complete, turnkey solution.
- **Talent Acquisition**: Aggressively hiring across engineering, product, and business development to support rapid growth.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Mission**: A fast-paced, engineering-driven startup founded by operators who "lived the pain" of satellite operations. The mission is to democratize space and make satellite operations as reliable as cloud computing.
- **Growth Trajectory**: The company is in a high-growth phase (68% headcount growth, 650% job posting growth YoY), offering significant career advancement opportunities.
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: The company has a presence in Arvada, CO, and Irvine, CA, and appears to support remote work (job postings list multiple US locations). The Y Combinator profile lists "Irvine, CA, US / Arvada, CO, US" as locations.
- **Engineering Culture**: Described as "automation first" and "mission ready." The team is composed of engineers from top aerospace and tech companies (OneWeb, Lockheed Martin, Boeing). The tech stack is modern (cloud-native, AWS GovCloud).
- **Notable Perks**: Working on cutting-edge space technology with a direct impact on national security and commercial space infrastructure. The company is backed by top-tier investors (Y Combinator, Booz Allen).

## Sources
1. [quindar.space](https://quindar.space/)
2. [quindar.space/about-us](https://quindar.space/about-us/)
3. [linkedin.com/company/quindarspace](https://www.linkedin.com/company/quindarspace)
4. [ycombinator.com/companies/quindar](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/quindar)
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/quindar](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/quindar)
6. [spacenews.com](https://spacenews.com/quindar-raises-6-million-for-automation-of-satellite-constellation-operations/)
7. [spacenews.com](https://spacenews.com/booz-allen-ventures-invests-in-space-tech-startup-quindar/)

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